Over 3000 Teenage Girls Impregnanted in Agago in one year

At least 3,925 teenage girls in Agago district have been impregnated in the last one year, statistics from the District Health Department has revealed.  A report released Monday shows that 3,925 out of 19,503 expectant mothers who visited various health facilities for antennal care services-ANC between 2020 to August 2021 were girls of 18 years and below.  The…

Parliament Seeks Gov’t Attention on Teenage Pregnancies, Early Marriage

Parliament has passed a motion asking the government to urgently address the different challenges faced by the girl child. They cited trafficking, teenage pregnancies and early marriages as some of the issues that need immediate attention. Following a motion by Tororo Woman MP Sarah Opendi, legislators noted that the country was struggling to contain the…

Bushenyi Registers over 2,000 cases Teenage Pregnancies in Eighteen Months

Bushenyi District has registered up to 2,103 cases of teenage pregnancies within eighteen months. According to statistics from the district Probation office, the cases were registered between January 2020 and June 2021 after the first lockdown was announced by President Museveni following the outbreak of COVID-19. The statistics were obtained from various health facilities where…

Kalungu District Struggling With Unsafe Abortions

The Kalungu district health department is battling with unsafe abortions due to a persistent increase in teenage pregnancies. Dr Daniel Ssentamu, the Kalungu District Health Officer says that their Reproductive Healthcare status report indicates that pregnancies by underage girls below 19 years are contributing an average of 18% of overall statistics of expecting mothers who…